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Patented Nov; 21, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

CHARLES A. WYMAN, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,765, dated November 21, 1882. Application filed September 18, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. WYMAN,

' of San Jos, county of Santa Clara, State of applied to a swinging gate, whereby it may be nnlatched and swung open by power applied to the cords hung conveniently within reach.

The object of my invention is to provide such an arrangement of devices for opening gates as shall be operated with the greatest ease and to the best advantage.

The accompanying drawing shows a view of my device.

Let A represent a post to which the gate is hinged, and B the post to which it swings and latches.

G is the gate, the inner post, D, of which is hung and suitably hinged to the main post A, whereby said gate is adapted to swing readily to either side. Upon top of this post is horizontal plate E, which extends over and clears the main post A. Upon its outer end is ahorizontal lever, F,set at right angles with it and extending to each side. Upon the back of this lever are slotted curved guides G, as shown.

Upon-the post B is a catch, a, adapted to receive in its notchthe end of a latch pressed up from below. This latch is marked 1), andis pivoted to the gate in such manner as to have a long arm, the gravitation of which in its normal position is sufficient to raise and hold its other end in the catch a.

Upon the inner end of the top plate, E, is hinged by its center or bend an elbow-1ever,c, the lower arm ofwhich is connected with the long arm of the latch 12 by a cord, 61.

H represents the cords by which the gate is opened. These have their inner ends attached to the upper arm of the elbow-lever c. Thence they pass through a guide, 0, or a pulley, and diverge,passin g in opposite directions over pulleys f in the ends of the lever F. Thence they return, each through a guide, G, and passin g each other extend in opposite directions to posts I upon the side of the road, from which posts they hang withinconvenient reach.

The operation of the gate is as follows: Suppose itto be closed. A horseman approachaway from the horseman. After having passed through he pulls upon the other rope H and closes the gate.

By exerting proper strength, the gate may be either swung through a quarter-circle to close it, or may be turned through the halfcircle from either side.

It is obvious that by attaching cords to the ends of cords H and suitably guiding them behind the main'post A, each to the opposite post I, I can open and close the gate from one side, and also adapt it to open and close one way only.

Although I have described a latching device, I do not confine myself to this form. Any device suitably arranged to be operated by the elbow-lever would answer the purpose.

The object I have in placing the lever F on top of the posts is to keep it clear of them, to allow it full swing; and the advantage of the slotted guides G is that they keep the cords from interfering, and properly direct and swing them. Without them they would have no support in extending behind the lever, and would be liable to get out of order.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire ,to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.. The stationary gate-post A and swinging gate 0, hinged thereto, in combination with the means for swinging said gate, consisting of the horizontal top plate, E, secured to the inner post, D, of the gate, and passing over the top of post A, the horizontal lever F at right an glesupon said beam, the slotted curved guides G upon the back of the lever, and cords hinged to the top plate, E, and connected with H, passing through slotted guides G, and atthe latching device and the operating-cords taehed to the upper arm of the elbow-lever c, H, all arranged and operating substantially as substantially as herein described. herein described. 5 2. The swinging gate 0, having a latching In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand. I5

device securing it to the gate-post, in combina- CHARLES A WYMAN tion with the means for unlatching and swinging the gate at the same time, consisting of Witnesses:

the top plate, E, cross-lever F, slotted curved JACKSON LEWIS, IO guides G, and cords H, and the elbow-lever c, S. A. CLARK. 

